Coroners and Justice Bill

Clause 107: Sentencing ranges Amendment 188E 188E: Clause 107, page 65, line 26, leave out subsections (1) and (2) insert— "(1) When exercising functions under section 106, the Council is to have regard to the desirability of sentencing guidelines which relate to a particular offence being structured in the way described in subsections (2) to (8A). (2) The guidelines should, if reasonably practicable given the nature of the offence, describe, by reference to one or more of the factors mentioned in subsection (3), different categories of case involving the commission of the offence which illustrate in general terms the varying degrees of seriousness with which the offence may be committed."